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laraine
master brummie
Hi Derek have only just seen your reply to when i asked you if you lived at 3 Cromwell St, sorry, not been on here for a while with moving house & the like. My gt grandad was born at no3, his name was Frederick Wallace & i know they were there for a few years before moving further up Cromwell St. Frederick was a builder so that may have been his premises that you mention. His son Bernard, my grandad, i wrongly thought was born in Cromwell St infact it was Claverdon St, i dont think that exists now ? Frederick had another son Albert Wallace, possibly the one you knew who worked at New St Station. I dont know alot about him but would like to know more, ive seen one photo of him where he is with my grandad as a young lad.
I think thats great that you lived at the same address years later.
Best wishes
Laraine
I think thats great that you lived at the same address years later.
Best wishes
Laraine
Reg Cook
Cookie55
Hiya Morris. I've got a friend by the name of John Bullock, he's researching his F/T his father's name is Donald William Bullock. But he has hit a brick wall as early as his Grandfather . Albert Ernest Bullock, I was sort of hoping you might be able to shine a bit of light on a Bullock family for me. Regards Reg Cook.
Old Boy
master brummie
Morris,
I stand to be corrected but I do not thionk that trams ever ran along Rocky Lane. It was on the Inner Circle (No 8) bus route.
Old Boy
john knight
signman
No trams ever ran along Rocky Lane.
Hi reg have not done much research on bullock family. The bullocks in my mom jessies family were.
Brothers--- harry, john ,joe, george
sisters ---loui, alice violet, lily
father ---john bullock married alice crowton 1916
johns father joseph hirain bullock your friends bullocks might be differn family le me know if its linked reg
Brothers--- harry, john ,joe, george
sisters ---loui, alice violet, lily
father ---john bullock married alice crowton 1916
johns father joseph hirain bullock your friends bullocks might be differn family le me know if its linked reg
M
mike-g
Guest
Used to use that cafe sometimes when I worked at Lucas Chester St.
hi guys
my mom spent alot of time whenshe was growing up in that cafe i belonged to the jelfs way back in time i think it was the thrtys
as it was the grand mother or charles jelf at the time grand mother being mary ann hughes
and we worked at tubes barry and myself and other friends working there at tubes used to have a work runner by the name of ron used to go across to the cafe and get all the workers sandwiches for all the guys whomwas working in the foundry
those was the days and across at the hen and chicks for a swift drink when the gaffers was not on patol around the foundry whatching us work
in the end they cottonend on and started to close the rollers down so we could not nip across to the hens for that swift half
it sure was thirty work in there i the summeraye bazz alan astonian
my mom spent alot of time whenshe was growing up in that cafe i belonged to the jelfs way back in time i think it was the thrtys
as it was the grand mother or charles jelf at the time grand mother being mary ann hughes
and we worked at tubes barry and myself and other friends working there at tubes used to have a work runner by the name of ron used to go across to the cafe and get all the workers sandwiches for all the guys whomwas working in the foundry
those was the days and across at the hen and chicks for a swift drink when the gaffers was not on patol around the foundry whatching us work
in the end they cottonend on and started to close the rollers down so we could not nip across to the hens for that swift half
it sure was thirty work in there i the summeraye bazz alan astonian
Old Boy
master brummie
Hi All,
I am fairly sure that when I lived in Stretton Road in the 1950s the premises on the corner of Chester Street/Rocky Lane was an off licence (outdoor). I stand to be corrected. Perhaps someone with an acess to Kelly's Directory for the early 1950s can assist?
Old Boy
I am fairly sure that when I lived in Stretton Road in the 1950s the premises on the corner of Chester Street/Rocky Lane was an off licence (outdoor). I stand to be corrected. Perhaps someone with an acess to Kelly's Directory for the early 1950s can assist?
Old Boy
N
Neville Philpott
Guest
I used to work in Rocky Lane in the late 1970's, at a place called Economatics, i wonder if that is still there?
Seem to remember the cafe in the earlier photo....
Seem to remember the cafe in the earlier photo....
mariew
master brummie
thanks dek, I think the cafe I work in was a house originally
S
Stitcher
Guest
I had to ask where this was and another member John Houghton told me it is Rocky Lane.Yes old boy that became tubes limited afew years later in rocky lane ajoining the golden cross pub and all the way down to cheston rd
the out off licence was on the corner of strettton rd and rocky lane with tubes facing
there was one in chester street on the corner of chester street was the midland electricty board and if you walked up street you would have passed hollond rd
and then the avenue ; and the next rd up was white house street and thats where the off licence was which i beleive are the one you are thinking about
going down rocky lane you came to the pub mentioned and next to that was the cafe ;
cross the rd facing the pub and the cafe was cheston rd ; and that was started by passing the entrace of the tubes foundry ; ; the forge
which was intwo sections of either side of the rd ; as you turned into cheston rd 'on your left was the forge and the right hand was the storage ;
down pas there was the royal mail sorting office for aston ; my uncle was the post master general there at the bottonod the cheston rd was a pub ;
best wishes astonian
the out off licence was on the corner of strettton rd and rocky lane with tubes facing
there was one in chester street on the corner of chester street was the midland electricty board and if you walked up street you would have passed hollond rd
and then the avenue ; and the next rd up was white house street and thats where the off licence was which i beleive are the one you are thinking about
going down rocky lane you came to the pub mentioned and next to that was the cafe ;
cross the rd facing the pub and the cafe was cheston rd ; and that was started by passing the entrace of the tubes foundry ; ; the forge
which was intwo sections of either side of the rd ; as you turned into cheston rd 'on your left was the forge and the right hand was the storage ;
down pas there was the royal mail sorting office for aston ; my uncle was the post master general there at the bottonod the cheston rd was a pub ;
best wishes astonian
Ray Griffiths
master brummie
Hi
This building was Hercules Cycles before Tubes took over, several of my family work there my cousin use to be a mopper of the handbars.
In them days you could take a bike in and trade it in for new one paying a balance in cash.
This building was Hercules Cycles before Tubes took over, several of my family work there my cousin use to be a mopper of the handbars.
In them days you could take a bike in and trade it in for new one paying a balance in cash.
I thought people may like this photo taken inside Hercules Bikes
Attachments
hello john,
could you also kindly re-post these last 2 pics of rocky lane showing stretton road? i used to live at stretton road in the 70s as a child. be great to go back memory lane. thanks and only if you don't mind.
all the best
romana
1st re-postings - reposting some pics that were lost...all taken in the 50s and 60s
all images courtesy of carl chinn...
lyn
2nd repostings
replacement Photobucket image - PB would not release this pic ... so only a low res pic from the Google Robot.The image file name is Rocky-Lane-No-269-282-E_J_Wood-Woodworkers-4-11-1964-.jpg
Replacement Photobucket image. PB would not release this pic ... so only a low res pic from the Google Robot.
The image file name is Rocky-Lane-No-247-5-9-1951-.jpg
all images courtesy of carl chinn...
lyn
2nd repostings
replacement Photobucket image - PB would not release this pic ... so only a low res pic from the Google Robot.The image file name is Rocky-Lane-No-269-282-E_J_Wood-Woodworkers-4-11-1964-.jpg
Replacement Photobucket image. PB would not release this pic ... so only a low res pic from the Google Robot.
The image file name is Rocky-Lane-No-247-5-9-1951-.jpg
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